page_title: List of highest scores in figure skating
section_title: Best short program scores
hierarchical_section_title: List of highest scores in figure skating / Highest personal best scores / Ladies / Best short program scores
caption_attribution_description: English: Rika Kihira at the 2019 Autumn Classic International - Awarding ceremony
context_page_description: The following list of highest scores in figure skating contains the highest scores earned from the 2018–2019 season onwards, under the ISU Judging System. The 2018–2019 season began on 1 July 2018.
  After being trialed in 2003, the IJS replaced the old 6.0 system in the 2004–2005 figure skating season. Up to and including the 2017–2018 season, the Grade of Execution scoring system for each program element ranged between –3 and +3. Starting with the 2018–2019 season, the GOE was expanded to range between –5 and +5. Hence, the International Skating Union have restarted all records from the 2018–2019 season and all previous statistics have been marked as "historical". Accordingly, this page lists only the highest scores achieved from the 2018–2019 season onwards, using the –5/+5 GOE scoring range.
  The following lists are included:
  Records: current record holders; technical and component record scores; progression of record scores
  Personal bests: highest personal best scores; highest PB technical element scores; highest PB program component scores
  Absolute bests: lists of absolute best scores
caption: Rika Kihira currently holds the second highest ladies' short program score.
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